ACL Blog
You’ll find patient interviews, healthcare professional interviews and evidence-based information regarding anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Refer to the ACL Injuries page for more information.
Always remember your ACL injury is unique and this information does not replace medical advice from your medical healthcare team.
- The physio becomes the patient: Women’s Football Hub podcast on ACL tearsI joined Carolyn Kent on the Women’s Football Hub podcast to share my journey and research regarding the injury and recovery. Women’s Football Hub is a platform dedicated to helping female footballers stay informed, train smarter, and reduce their injury risk.
- Non-operative management for an ACL TearSurgery is not the only option for an ACL tear. Camille shares her experience with her ACL and MCL injury and going through non-surgical management.
- Curating ACLR Rehab for the Jiu Jitsu Athlete with Josh ChungJosh is a physiotherapist and an expert at applying rehab principles to his patients to help them return to contact sports. His Q&A dives into ACLs and jiu jitsu athletes.
- Getting injured doesn’t mean you’ve failed.How I have been navigating multiple injuries after getting back to soccer after my ACLR.
- Hear from a Basketball Physiotherapist about recovering from an ACL injury as a court athleteHear from Haider – a sports physiotherapist and mid-way through his own ACLR on rehabbing court athletes.
- Why is it so hard to get quad strength back after ACLR?Understanding the strategies to build back your quads in the early phases of your ACLR rehab.
- What are the rates of Returning to Sport after ACLR? It might be lower than you expect.It’s common to hear that at 1 year you’ll be back playing your sport after your ACLR, but is that really the case?
- How long does it take to return to sport after an ACLR?How do you get back to sport after your anterior cruciate ligament tear and/or reconstruction? I talk about my experience and some of the Arsenal Women’s players who describe their experience.
- Post-Op ACLR – My experience after 2+ years of rehabGetting back to women’s soccer at 2 years post-op and keeping up with my sport performance goals.
- Tips for injury rehab from Snowboard Physiotherapist Jian SoaresHear from experienced snow physio about return to snow sports after anterior cruciate ligament injuries and more!
- Getting back on the ski slopes after ACLR surgeryReturning to skiing after your ACLR? Read these insights from a client to help prepare!
- Attn: Snowboarders! Get back to the hill after your ACLRI asked a patient of mine, an avid snowboarder, about his ACLR experience and getting back on the hill.
- Staying on track with ACLR rehabFrom going through my own ACLR rehab, here are 3 tips to stay on track during the ACLR recovery journey.
- Exercises to help with knee stiffness after ACLR surgeryKnee stiffness is generally normal after surgery. Learn exercises to do for your knee stiffness after ACLR surgery.
- Brace Social – A community for ACLR athletesBrace Social is a community for athletes who are going through their ACL journey. I was featured to write an expert insight as a physiotherapist on their website.
- Post-Op ACLR – My experience hitting the 12 month milestoneI share how it feels being 18 months post-op ACLR and meniscectomy. I’m back at outdoor soccer recreationally, and share some rehab insights.
- Are you waiting for your first surgery? Here are 3 tips for post-op planning.About to have a surgery? I chat with my sister, Rachel Friesen, on getting back into exercise after her double jaw surgery and relate that to my own experiences with ankle and knee surgeries.
- Get your power back post-op ACLRAn introduction to power based exercises for knee rehab and tips on how to modify your current exercises into explosive exercises.
- Getting knee extension back after your ACLRHere are some tips from a physiotherapist on getting knee extension back after ACLR surgery and busting some myths from the past: Are knee extensions safe after ACLR surgery? YES.
- Post-op ACLR – My experience from month 9 to 12I was able to return to sport post-op ACLR and meniscectomy including snowboarding, indoor soccer and outdoor training.
- Post-Op ACLR – My experience from month 3 to 9Be prepared to put in the work for ACLR rehab from months 3-9. I outline what I was able to do and some tips for your rehab.
- Post-Op ACLR – The initial couple weeks of recovery after my surgeryI share my experience of the first few weeks after ACLR surgery with a bone-patellar-bone autograft and meniscectomy.
- The Decision to get ACLR SurgeryTaking the surgical route for my ACL tear was a multi-factorial decision. I had reconstruction surgery with a bone-patellar-bone autograft.
- Tearing My ACL as a Competitive Soccer PlayerI tore my ACL playing soccer in August 2021. These are the initial steps I took after my ACL tear.